Minimum Age for Firearm Purchase or Transfer; Reducing minimum age at which person may purchase firearm & age of purchasers to which specified licensees are prohibited from selling or transferring firearm.
Rep. Berny Jacques
Sponsored bills
Federal Law Enforcement Agency Records; Revises general state policy on public records to include certain federal law enforcement agency records; requires certain federal law enforcement agencies to comply with public records requirements of state.
AMIkids, Inc.; Authorizes DJJ, DOE & DCF to contract with AMIkids, Inc., for specified services.
State Recognition of Indian Tribes and Bands; Provides for state recognition of specified Indian tribes & bands.
Federal Taxation; Authorizes CFO to reimburse owner of small business attorney fees & costs from IRS Civil Liability Trust Fund; provides for action in court for award of attorney fees & costs, actual damages, & punitive damages when IRS is found to have committed violations; provides third party settlement organizations are required to submit information to DOR only for participating payees in this state; requires OFR to submit annual report to FSC & Legislature.
Protection of Medical Freedom; Prohibits DOH from requiring enrollment in state’s immunization registry or otherwise requiring persons to submit to immunization tracking; prohibits business & governmental entities from requiring individuals to provide proof of vaccination to gain access to, entry upon, or service from such entities; prohibits employers from refusing employment to, or discharging, disciplining, demoting, or otherwise discriminating against, individual on basis of vaccination or immunity status; revises purposes of Florida Civil Rights Act of 1992 to include discrimination protection for vaccination or immunity status.
911 Public Safety Telecommunicators; Revises definition of term "first responder" to include 911 public safety telecommunicators; revises criteria & number of hours of training required for 911 public safety telecommunicator certification.
Postsecondary Educational Institutions; Revises powers & duties of BOG; revises academic & research excellence standards for preeminent state research universities; provides requirements for hiring university faculty; provides requirements for employment, promotion, & evaluation processes for state university employees; authorizes state university boards of trustees to review tenure status of faculty members; requires such boards to confirm selection & reappointment of specified personnel; requires state university presidents to annually present specified information to such boards; creates Institute for Risk Management & Insurance Education within College of Business at UCF; revises requirements for general education core courses.
Capital Sexual Battery; Provides for death sentences for certain child sexual offenders; provides for separate death penalty proceedings in such cases; provides for findings & recommended sentences by jury; provides for imposition of sentence of life imprisonment or death; provides requirements for court order in support of death sentence; provides for automatic review of sentences of death; specifies aggravating factors & mitigating circumstances; provides for victim impact evidence; authorizes state to appeal from sentence on specified grounds.
Government and Corporate Activism; Revises provisions relating to deposits & investments of state money, retirement system & trust fund assets, & public funds; defined contribution plans; bonds; government contracts; financial institutions; consumer finance; money services businesses; & unfair & deceptive trade practices.